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re: Normandy vet sings "Blood on the Risers/Paratrooper thread. Any jumpers?
Posted on 5/6/24 at 12:47 am to fr33manator
Posted on 5/6/24 at 12:47 am to fr33manator
My greatest accomplishment in the military is kicking the Army out of C-130s. I ain't one of them, but I'm glad I could help.
Taking off out of Benning(Lawson AAF) and hearing them in the back over the engines was surreal. "STAND UP" "ONE MINIUTE"
Nothing like it.
I've had the privilege of kicking out around 5 thousand of them, amounting to what I estimate to be at least 1000 pairs of jump wings. Maybe more, maybe less. Loved helping them get their wings.
I've heard that version of the song before too. Beautiful rendition that captures the danger of what those 18 year olds are doing. It aint Normandy, but it's still dangerous, even in the training environment.
Taking off out of Benning(Lawson AAF) and hearing them in the back over the engines was surreal. "STAND UP" "ONE MINIUTE"
Nothing like it.
I've had the privilege of kicking out around 5 thousand of them, amounting to what I estimate to be at least 1000 pairs of jump wings. Maybe more, maybe less. Loved helping them get their wings.
I've heard that version of the song before too. Beautiful rendition that captures the danger of what those 18 year olds are doing. It aint Normandy, but it's still dangerous, even in the training environment.
This post was edited on 5/6/24 at 1:04 am
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Posted on 5/6/24 at 8:22 am to HerkFlyer
I used to watch the Hercs and 141’s drop troops at Benning many a time while fishing River Bend with my Pop.
Unfortunately in all those drops we saw I can remember two instances of “streamers”….probably late 70’s/early 80’s time frame. One may have deployed reserve in time. Pretty sure the other didn’t make it.
Unfortunately in all those drops we saw I can remember two instances of “streamers”….probably late 70’s/early 80’s time frame. One may have deployed reserve in time. Pretty sure the other didn’t make it.
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